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Pastoral center Trogir

The basic features of the proposed solution are the creation of attractive public spaces networked into existing directions of movement and their intertwining with the facilities of the complex with which thay make uniqe symbiosis. Within the complex there is a large variety of sacred public and private facilities that are intertwined with each other.
The idea was to create an open public space – a square that opens towards the town of Trogir, to the surrounding settlements and to the most frequent pedestrian paths, which flow into the space of the Church and the pastoral center, and is emerging on the sea between the complex’s buildings.
The church set up in its original orientation east – west is becoming the goal of the path, a shelter that receives and overwhelms. It is conceived as a part, a continuation of the square with a completely open facade. The square is pouring in the church and at the same time the sanctuary extends to the square. In this way a clear boundary between the outer and inner spaces, between the square and the sanctuary is removed. The social life and life of believers are interwoven.
On the side of the square there is a building of a pastoral center and kindergarten. The Hall of the Pastoral Center stretches out by the square and opens towards the square, while there is  only entrance space that opens towards the square from all kindergarten’s contents.
The main setting for kindergarten and nursery positioning was orientation towards the south and contact with the outdoor terrain on the western part of the parcel. Kindergarten and nursery are located in the south and southeastern part of the building with orientation to the south – southeast.

Project name

Pastoral center Trogir

Typology

Public

Location

Trogir, Croatia

Year

2011

Status

Competition entry, third prize

Size

14000 sqm

Client

Town of Trogir

Collaborators

ABWD

Design team

Domagoj Katalin, Mirjana Krndelj, Teo Budanko